Students

Student Membership

Student membership is highly encouraged and is offered at the reduced rate of $15 per annum. Benefits of membership for students include eligibility for conference travel grants, conference presentation awards and networking with other students. Students must be members of the Society to be eligible for all student awards detailed below.

SIL Trust Fund Travel Awards

The aims of this award is to enable outstanding young scientists to attend overseas conferences, seminars or workshops, or to visit institutions to learn techniques, develop expertise, use equipment, collections or library facilities not available in New Zealand. Full details of this award, including application form and deadlines can be found on the awards page.

V. H. Jolly Conference Travel Grants

NZFSS offers funding to assist students with travel costs to the annual Freshwater Sciences conference through the V.H. Jolly Travel Fund. Violet Hilary Jolly was a pioneering freshwater scientist and founder member of the Society who did much to encourage student participation in the Society’s early years. Apply by sending an email requesting consideration for the Award to the Secretary-Treasurer (amy.whitehead@niwa.co.nz), following the criteria listed here:

Contact the Secretary/treasurer and provide your details either before or during the conference;

You have to be presenting either a talk or a poster;

You must be a current NZFSS member (see Membership);

There is $100 per person available up to an total amount each year equivalent to half of the interest earned on NZFSS bank accounts;

If there are more than applicants than funds available, those that have travelled the fartherest get first priority;

Funds are usually distributed after the conference.

Conference Awards

The following student awards are awarded at the Society’s annual conference each year: